it was around the earlier laws banning the sale of tobacco, sale of cigarettes. again, you would get the brand, or the name of the sponsor mentioned in golf tournaments, tennis tournaments and absolutely nascar races. 2010, the federal government worked to close this loophole, so that cigarette manufacturers could no longer sponsor this. but nascar had already moved away from its partnership with r.j. reynolds. >> but my god, how can we ban tobacco companies on the health grounds, but allow the nra to basically say, hey -- >> you know the answer to that question. because the cigarette lobby does not have anywhere near the power that -- >> not anymore. and i think nascar did fine leaving tobacco behind. and it would do fine if it left the nra behind. >> let's take a quick clip from wayne lapierre from the nra. >> the nra 500 is the latest announcement in the long history of a growing partnership between the nra, speedway motorsports, and the nascar community. nra members and nascar fans love their country and everything that is good and right about america. we sal